Israeli Air Force - זרוע האויר והחלל

The Israeli Air Force - IAF is considered the strongest air force in the Middle East, and one of the best and most sophisticated in the world. 687 enemy airplanes have been shot down in dogfights since Israel's birth. Only 23 Israeli planes have been shot down by enemy planes since 1948 — a statistic which puts the dogfight victory ratio between Israel and its Arab neighbors at 30:1. The IAF is holding world records at the amounts of enemy's warplanes shoot-downs, air combats, special operations, and air to ground operations at the jet era.

- "Ace" pilots: thirty-nine IAF pilots have shot down at least five jet planes; ten of those shot down at least eight jet planes.
- "Ace of Aces": Colonel Giora Epstein shot down seventeen jet planes, holding the world record for jet aircraft shot down, and the most aircraft of any type shot down since the Korean War.
- Obtaining the first shoot-downs for the F-15 and the F-16 fighter jets.

Engagements: * The Six-Day War * War of Attrition * Yom Kippur War * Operation Entebbe * Operation Opera * Lebanon War * Operation Solomon * Operation Orchard

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[RancidElf32]

Israel gets alot of their planes from the United States. Like the F-15, F-16, F-14 and the JSF-35. That is one reason they're one of the best. Plus the get excellent flight training.

[cyberarmy007]

The F-14 definitive not ! Users : United States Navy (Retired 22 September 2006) and the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.

[TheCoastGuarder]

Ya, Isreal is a really strong army and air force, but they get most equipment from the united states...

[cyberarmy007]

Many of the IAF's electronics and weapons systems are developed and built in Israel by Israel Military Industries, Israel Aerospace Industries, Elbit and others.

[Pvjinflight]

@PEDROCLASSIC IAF, IDF and Mossad would not exist if USA didnt aid Israel as state of Israel would go to bankrupt without american financial help & arab countries would have won the war if Israel had no massive army made with american money and equipment.

[PEDROCLASSIC]

IAF, IDF, and The M O S S A D . . .they rule and the americans know it

[PEDROCLASSIC]

The IAF has "Something" they wont share with the US . . .

[r34b26]

the one dislike, was from Muhammad

[anytimebaby44]

@TheCoastGuarder the usa gives to israel 3bilon dollars eqipment

[mistaafique]

Israel have back up weapons with United State,

and nowadays Iran has a power through the Russian supplyer.... 

[korpolo]

te arabs has no problems with jews

most of arabs are muslims

and ISLAM urges them respect prophet MOSESand his followers

this is no.1

no.2 the israelis are occupying aab land then hwow you expect them to shake hands

insted of cutting their hands

[Sexomaniakos4ever]

Israel is a small country with big balls.. I wish I could say the same for Greece..

[alokraja1]

I am frm india but i really admire that israeli air force is very strong

[ltmikepowell]

@martinromelau Err, although Lavi project later gone to China. Much to the U.S. chagrin.